Mean, Median, Mode, Range

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What is the mean?

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The mean is the average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding all the numbers together and dividing by the number of data points.

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How do you calculate the mean of a data set?

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To find the mean, add up all the data points and divide by the number of data points.

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What is the median?

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The median is the middle number in a sorted list of numbers. If there is an even number of data points, the median is the average of the two middle numbers.

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How do you find the median of a data set?

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To find the median, arrange the numbers in ascending order and identify the middle number.

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What is the mode?

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The mode is the number that appears most frequently in a data set.

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Can a data set have more than one mode?

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Yes, a data set can have more than one mode if multiple numbers appear with the same highest frequency.

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What is the range of a data set?

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The range is the difference between the largest and smallest numbers in a data set.

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How do you calculate the range?

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To find the range, subtract the smallest number from the largest number in the data set.

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Given the data set 4, 2, 7, 4, 3, what is the median?

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The median is 4.

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Given the data set 9, 8, 12, 6, 10, what is the mean?

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The mean is 9.

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